Scarlet milkweed, Bloodflower
Asclepias curassavica
Apocynaceae


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Larval host plant for monarch (Danaus plexippus) and queen (Danaus gilippus berenice) butterflies
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An excellent butterfly plant.


Rosimar Rivera
Kristen Finch
in cultivation, Palm Beach County, Florida
Kristen Finch
in cultivation, Palm Beach County, Florida
Keith A. Bradley
Roger L. Hammer